Saturday, May 9, 2015

MOE DOMINATE PETANQUE TOURNEY

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, May 8, 2015

THE Ministry of Education (MoE) dominated the 2015 Inter-Ministry Sports Festival Petanque Tournament after finishing with five gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) were the second best team in the tournament with three gold, two silver and three bronze medals while the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) finished third with two gold, one silver and five bronze medals.
The final events at the Petanque Pitch of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas yesterday saw MoE bag three gold and one silver medal.
MoE defeated the Ministry of Defence (MinDef) 13-1 in the men’s double category while their women’s team beat the Ministry of Industries and Primary Resources (MIPR) by a similar score line to win the gold. MoE defeated MinDef 15-12 in the men’s triple category but lost 8-7 to MoH in the women’s triple category to settle for silver.

The Brunei Times

Ministry of Education petanque champion

Ministry of Education team with the Challenge Trophy and the guest-of-honour Pengiran Haji Sulaiman

Winners of the men’s triple event with the guest-of-honour. – PHOTOS: JAMES KON

Ministry of Education petanque champion

Posted date: May 08, 2015In: Sports

| James Kon |

THE Ministry of Education (MoE) reigned supreme in the petanque competition of the Inter-Ministry Sports Festival after winning five gold, three silver and two bronze medals to take the Challenge Trophy.

MoE’s gold medals came from the men’s doubles (B2 and Open), ladies doubles (B2 and Open), men’s triple (B2 and Open), Doubles VIP and ladies singles events.

Ministry of Health with three gold, two silver and three bronze medals were second while Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports took third place with two gold, one silver and five bronze medals.

The Ministry of Defence was placed fourth with one gold, two silver and three bronze medals followed by Ministry of Communications (one gold and two bronze), Ministry of Development (one silver and five bronze), Prime Minister’s Office (one silver and two bronze), Ministry of Religious Affairs (one silver and two bronze) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (one silver).

Prizes were presented by Pengiran Haji Sulaiman bin Pengiran Laila Wijaya Pengiran Haji Yusof, the acting Director of the Supply and State Stores Department.

Also present was Awang Abdul Ghani bin Dato Paduka Haji Ali, the President of the Brunei Darussalam Petanque Federation.